The Walking Dead team paid an emotional and touching tribute to stuntman John Bernecker on Sunday.

Days after he died following a fall whilst filming for the hit AMC show, show's bosses described their deep sadness at his passing.

Releasing a short but emotional tribute on The Walking Dead's official Twitter account, show runners maintained "he will always be part of the TWD family," before adding that the late stuntman and his family were in their hearts.

The Walking Dead team paid an emotional and touching tribute to stuntman John Bernecker on Sunday (Image: Frank Ockenfels 3/AMC)

"We are deeply saddened by the loss of John Bernecker. He will always be part of the TWD family. Our hearts go out to his family and friends," a tweet on Sunday read.

It came just days after John suffered terrible injuries when he fell more than 20 feet and landed on concrete, on Wednesday. He was rushed to Atlanta Medical Center, where he later died.

Richard Hawk, a coroner for the Coweta County Coroner's Office told Fox 5 Atlanta that the cause of death was blunt force trauma.

Days after John died following a fall whilst filming for the hit AMC show, show bosses described their deep sadness at his passing

Bernecker was an experienced and skilled stuntman with a long list of movie credits.

And his friends described him as one of the best in the business.

Stuntwoman Janeshia Adams-Ginyard said: "Very skilled, he knew his stuff because he helped me with camera angles where to hit and punch if the cameras were in a certain spot."

Bernecker had worked on a number of big shows and films previously (Image: Gene Page/AMC)

Stuntman Diego Ward added: "People don't think about the stunt guys until something like this happens, but there are a lot of risks with the job."

Production was halted on The Walking Dead after Bernecker was seriously injured in an accident on the show's set in Atlanta.

"We are saddened to report that John Bernecker, a talented stuntman for The Walking Dead and numerous other television shows and films, suffered serious injuries from a tragic accident on set," AMC had said in a statement.

He was working on the eighth season of the show filmed in Georgia (Image: Gene Page/AMC)

Bernecker was a veteran stunt performer and fight choreographer. According to his IMDB page, he has worked on projects such as Olympus Has Fallen, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire and Mockingjay Parts 1 & 2, and Logan among many others.

He is also listed as having worked on upcoming films like Marvel's Black Panther and Dwayne Johnson's Rampage.

He also worked as an actor in several films, appearing in bit parts Logan, The Last Witch Hunter, Goosebumps, and an episode of Season 1 of True Detective.